[NCUC-DISCUSS] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55

[Remmy Nweke]

Sorry  I mean Sunil
On Mar 22, 2016 20:22, "Remmy Nweke" <remmyn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good one Similar +1
> On Mar 21, 2016 12:01, "Sunil Abraham" <sunil at cis-india.org> wrote:
>
>> The Centre for Internet and Society
>>
>> Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55
>>
>> The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the acts of
>> sexual harassment that took place against one of our representatives, Ms.
>> Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. It is completely unacceptable
>> that an event the scale of an ICANN meeting does not have in place a formal
>> redressal system, a neutral point of contact or even a policy for
>> complainants who have been put through the ordeal of sexual harassment.
>> ICANN cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not formally
>> recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances.
>>
>> Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to such
>> treatment at an ICANN event, but she is the first to raise a formal
>> complaint. Following the incident, she was given no immediate remedy or
>> formal recourse, and that has left her with no option but to make the
>> incident publicly known in the interim. The ombudsman’s office has been in
>> touch with her, but this administrative process is simply inadequate for
>> rights-violations.
>>
>>
>> Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and board
>> members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe that this
>> situation can be better dealt with through some positive measures. We ask
>> that ICANN carry out the following steps in order to make its meetings a truly
>> safe and inclusive space:
>>
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to sexual
>>    harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed on the ICANN website,
>>    at the venue of meetings and made available in delegate kits.
>>    2.
>>
>>    Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral and
>>    approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white male, however well
>>    intentioned, is inadequate and completely unhelpful to the complainant. The
>>    present situation is one where the ombudsman has no effective power and
>>    only advises the board.
>>    3.
>>
>>    Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the ICANN
>>    board to help them better understand these issues.
>>    4.
>>
>>    Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the
>>    ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of contact for
>>    complainants as the ombudsman forms an important part of community and
>>    participant engagement.
>>    5.
>>
>>    Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community.
>>
>>
>>
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